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Days 335-339 – A Glimpse of Paradise
Thank you for the way your beauty reaches the level of “magnificent” – for the way you brighten a world filled with suffering. For the times when you “lift the ceiling” & offer a glimpse of paradise. -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 328-332 – The Mother Hand – “…too fine for speech.”
“In silence we must wrap much of our life, because it is too fine for speech.” -Emerson Continue reading
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Days 321-325 – Opening Beauty’s Door With Patience
“Objectifying patients is health care’s pornography…Beauty will not show her face to eyes seeking information only.” Continue reading
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Days 307-311
“Love brings joy because the beloved reflects Beauty back to your heart.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 278-282 Finding Your Soul
“Where there is spiritual affinity between two people, distance cannot block their presence to each other.” …Your body is a form carved in the air. But, your soul’s shape shifts, expanding or contracting based on whether you nourish it with… Continue reading
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Day 271 – The Call of Beauty – Another Day with John O’Donohue
Caregivers like you need Beauty in your life each day. Amid the ugliness of the illness & struggles of people you serve there may be days on which it is especially hard to touch that beauty. What grounds… Continue reading
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Day 270 – The Man Who Knew Beauty
“Everywhere there is tenderness, care and kindness there is beauty.” – John O’Donohue Continue reading
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Days 254-258 – Being “Different”
“What does society do with those of us who are “different?” Who determines the “norm” from which the rest of us are excluded?” Continue reading
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Days 247-251 – Invisibility
No one has written more powerfully about becoming invisible, a walking ghost, then Ralph Ellison. In Invisible Man his angry protagonist says, “I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." The marginalized millions of the world… Continue reading
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Days 219-223 – Ego vs. Arrogance – Does your ego get a bad rap?
“Arrogance is as insidious as ego is natural. Arrogance seeks attention at the expense of others. Ego appreciates attention honestly earned. Wisdom does not allow joy to be determined by praise or blame.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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